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Ottawa's rural commuters should get a train: study
Last Updated: Friday, March 16, 2007 | 8:46 AM ET
CBC News
A commuter rail line to Ottawa from the counties east of it would enhance the lives of residents and promote economic development, a new study says.

Commuters who drive or take the bus from communities such as Limoges, Casselman and Alexandria endure a rush-hour ordeal through the clogged junction of Highways 17 and 417 nicknamed "the parking lot."

But many would rather take the train, said the report prepared for the United Counties of Prescott-Russell.

Officials such as Sylvain Charlebois think that's an idea worth pursuing.

"There's always a problem at rush hours," Charlebois, co-ordinator of development and tourism for the region, said Thursday. "So the commuter train would probably resolve that issue."

Tentatively approved by Via
The study recommends running the trains on existing Via tracks with possible stops at Limoges, Casselman and Alexandria � an idea Via has already tentatively approved.

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/03/16/rural-commuter-train.html